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1. Press and hold the F12 key and then turn on the computer. Set the diskette drive or the optical drive as the primary startup device. See "Changing the startup device sequence" on page 51. 2. To update (flash) BIOS: v From a diskette, make sure the computer is turned off and insert a system-program-update (flash) diskette. Then turn on the computer. The update begins. v From a disc, make sure the computer is turned on and insert the disc into the optical drive. 3. Turn on the computer. If it is on already, you must turn it off and back on again. The update begins. 4. Select a language when prompted by pressing the number on your keyboard that corresponds to the language and then press Enter. 5. When prompted to change the serial number, press Y. 6. Type in the seven character serial number of your computer and then press Enter. 7. When prompted to change the machine type/model, press Y. 8. Type in the seven character machine type/model of your computer and then press Enter. 9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the update. Updating (flashing) BIOS from the operating system Note: Due to the constant improvements made to the Web site, Web page content (including the links referenced in the following procedure) is subject to change. 1. From your browser, type http://www.lenovo.com/support in the address field and press Enter. 2. Locate the Downloadable files for your machine type as follows: a. Type your machine type and click Go. b. Click Continue. c. Click Downloads and drivers. d. Under the BIOS category, click the Flash BIOS update. e. Click the .txt file that contains the installation instructions for the flash BIOS update (flash from the operating system version). 3. Print these instructions. This is very important since they are not on the screen after the download begins. 4. From your browser, click Back to return to the list of files. Carefully follow the printed instructions to download, extract, and install the update. 112 Lenovo E200 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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1.
Press
and
hold
the
F12
key
and
then
turn
on
the
computer.
Set
the
diskette
drive
or
the
optical
drive
as
the
primary
startup
device.
See
“Changing
the
startup
device
sequence”
on
page
51.
2.
To
update
(flash)
BIOS:
v
From
a
diskette,
make
sure
the
computer
is
turned
off
and
insert
a
system-program-update
(flash)
diskette.
Then
turn
on
the
computer.
The
update
begins.
v
From
a
disc,
make
sure
the
computer
is
turned
on
and
insert
the
disc
into
the
optical
drive.
3.
Turn
on
the
computer.
If
it
is
on
already,
you
must
turn
it
off
and
back
on
again.
The
update
begins.
4.
Select
a
language
when
prompted
by
pressing
the
number
on
your
keyboard
that
corresponds
to
the
language
and
then
press
Enter.
5.
When
prompted
to
change
the
serial
number,
press
Y.
6.
Type
in
the
seven
character
serial
number
of
your
computer
and
then
press
Enter.
7.
When
prompted
to
change
the
machine
type/model,
press
Y.
8.
Type
in
the
seven
character
machine
type/model
of
your
computer
and
then
press
Enter.
9.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
complete
the
update.
Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
the
operating
system
Note:
Due
to
the
constant
improvements
made
to
the
Web
site,
Web
page
content
(including
the
links
referenced
in
the
following
procedure)
is
subject
to
change.
1.
From
your
browser,
type
in
the
address
field
and
press
Enter.
2.
Locate
the
Downloadable
files
for
your
machine
type
as
follows:
a.
Type
your
machine
type
and
click
Go
.
b.
Click
Continue
.
c.
Click
Downloads
and
drivers
.
d.
Under
the
BIOS
category,
click
the
Flash
BIOS
update.
e.
Click
the
.txt
file
that
contains
the
installation
instructions
for
the
flash
BIOS
update
(flash
from
the
operating
system
version).
3.
Print
these
instructions.
This
is
very
important
since
they
are
not
on
the
screen
after
the
download
begins.
4.
From
your
browser,
click
Back
to
return
to
the
list
of
files.
Carefully
follow
the
printed
instructions
to
download,
extract,
and
install
the
update.
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Lenovo
E200
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual